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Adam Frew
@frewecologist.bsky.social
Lecturer in Mycorrhizal Ecology at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi | (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈 | Editor @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social & A/Editor @funecology.bsky.social‬ | on Dharug land | www.frewlab.com
The consequence of governments that continue to underfund research? CSIRO getting regular trimmings, functioning of the ARC being thinned?. . whats next?
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Adam Frew
Yesterday, our new paper came out, with PhD student Diem Nguyen as first author in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social

We found that mycorrhizal fungi can enhance Zn and Fe bioavailability in Australian wheat varieties; we used Synchrotron XFM to look in the aleurone layer:
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation increases the bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat grain
Bread wheat is an important crop that supplies calories and nutrients to the global population. Enhancing the concentrations and bioavailability of essential micronutrients in wheat is crucial for hu...
doi.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM